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Identification of polypharmacy patterns in new‐users of metformin using the Apriori algorithm: A novel framework for investigating concomitant drug utilization through association rule mining

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With increased concomitant chronic diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the use of multiple drugs increases as well as the risk of drug–drug interactions (DDI) and adverse drug reactions… Click to show full abstract

With increased concomitant chronic diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the use of multiple drugs increases as well as the risk of drug–drug interactions (DDI) and adverse drug reactions (ADR). Nevertheless, how medication patterns vary in T2DM patients across different sex and age groups is unclear. This study aims to identify and quantify common drug combinations in first‐time metformin users with polypharmacy (≥5 co‐medications).

Keywords: users metformin; new users; polypharmacy patterns; identification polypharmacy; drug; patterns new

Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2022

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